Improvement in bee-separators



J. H. STARR.

Bee Separator. No. 49,314. Patented Aug. a, 1865.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE H. STARR, OF MIDDLEBUSH, NEW YORK.

IM PROVEM ENT IN 'BEE-SEPARATO RS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LJ. H. STARR, of Middle bush, inthe county of Schoharie and State of New York,have invented anew and Improved Bee-Separator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to'make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,form ing part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my invention, taken in the line x.r,Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section of the saine, taken in the line y y, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Thisinvention relates toanew and improved device for separating bees from the honey coutained in the caps or spare honey-receptacles placed in the hive.

Hitherto it has been somewhat difficult to get the bees out of these cups, and frequently the latter would be robbed of honey by bees of other hivesa difficulty fully obviated by my invention, which is constructedas follows:

I construct a box, A, of any suitable dimensions, according to the number ofcaps designed to be placed in it, and have a suitable base,B,

to serve as a support for it. This box' may be constructed of wood, and it is divided into two chambers, C D, by a horizontal partition, E, the latter having a series of vertical taperpipes, F, fitted in it which extend down within the lower chamber, D, nearly to its lower end,

and form the only communication between the upper and lower chambers. ber, G, is provided with adoor, E', at one side,

and in one side of the lowerchamber, D, there are made a series of holes, a, which are covered by a perforated which the holes a may be opened or closed. The bottom of the lower chamber, D, is formed of a series of slats, b, between which `spaces are allowed for the admission of light and air slide, F', by adjusting into chamber D. The caps when taken from the hive are placed in the upper chamber, C, one over each pipe F, and the door E being closed the bees, attracted by the ligh t,will pass l i down the pipes F into the lower chamber, D,

from whence they pass out through the holes a. The bees when out cannot return.

Thus by this simple means the bees `may be separated from the caps containing the spare honey, and without danger of the caps being robbed by bees of neighboring hives.

Iclaim as new and desire to secure by `Letters Patent- A bee-separator consisting of a box divided y into two compartments, which are made to communicate with each other bymeans of taperpipes, the lower compartment being provided with holes or apertures to admit of the exit ot' the ibees, and allarranged substantially as and for Ithe purpose specified.

J. H. STARR.

Witnesses:

C. WATSON, ELIJAH EBNER. 

